CEREMONIAL GATEWAY PREPARATION
arrival:
FRIday MARCH 6
6pm SHARP
departure:

TUEsday MARCH 10

USE THE CEREMONIAL GATEWAY WHATSAPP GROUP
FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMUNICATION
MAKE SURE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR CG REGISTRATION BY CLICKING HERE
WALK WITH FOOTPRINTS OF BEAUTY, POWER & MAGICK
 PLEASE NOTE: NO ALCOHOL, DRUGS OR psychedelic stimulants
LAND USAGE FEES
ZAR700 per person

BANKING DETAILS

Payable to Shamanic Training Centre before February 28th.

First National Bank, Cheque Account # 6232 8101 358

Reference: CG Name

Please note the following:

You assume authority and take responsibility for yourself, your choices, decisions, and actions for the duration of your experience of Ceremonial Gateway.

You participation in all activities shall be undertaken at your own risk and of your own free will, and you are responsible for your own safety with regards to participating in all activities for the duration of Ceremonial Gateway.

CATERING COSTS 
 JO WILL POST DETAILS INTO THE WHATSAPP GROUP THIS WEEK

BANKING DETAILS

Payable to Joanne Padt before February 28th.
Discovery Bank, Black Credit Card Account # 1419 2415 601
Reference: CG Name

DANCE CHIEF EXCHANGE

Worldweaver & Weaving Willow will be your Dance Chiefs for the week.

Bring your exchanges for each Dance Chief IN CASH in envelopes with your name.

Place it in their respective marriage baskets at the Opening Circle on Friday.  

STANDARD RATE
A minimum exchange of ZAR3,000 to each Dance Chief

ENROLLED RAINBOW WARRIOR STUDENTS (FIRST GATEWAY)

A minimum exchange of ZAR2,000 to each Dance Chief

ENROLLED RAINBOW WARRIOR STUDENTS (RETURNING GATEWAY)

A minimum exchange of ZAR1,000 to each Dance Chief

MEDICINE SHOP 
The following items will be available at Gateway.

Please note all shop items are payable in CASH 

Hokkshideh Bundle Materials: ZAR150
(bring your own locket)
Smudge: ZAR300
Sweetgrass: ZAR350 (only 3 braids left)
Medicine Mixtures: ZAR200
(Thunder & Lightening / Conjuring Herbs)
A4 Laminated Star Maiden Circle with Spinner: ZAR100
A3 Laminated Star Maiden Circle with Spinner: ZAR600
(Order by February 28th by whatsapp)
The Ten Chakra's Poster: ZAR300
(Order by February 28th by whatsapp)
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CG
general kit list

  • An Emergency Whistle - to hang around your neck

  • Sleeping Gear - bring your own sleeping bag, blankets, pillows 

  • Toiletries - bring bio-degradable hair & bodywash products ONLY - please watch your water usage - DO NOT take showers every day

  • Insect repellent, toilet sanitizer & bite/sting muti - please ensure these products are NATURAL, diatomaceous earth & essential oils are recommended & cutaway mixture also works - contact Jo Rolling Thunder Gazelle for great products, info & cost

  • Sacred PP - IN A ZIPLOCK BAG - 2/3 rolls of toilet paper, a good quality lighter, small hand spade (Year 2 & 4 require a sealable toilet bucket) 

  • Comfy clothing & footwear - clothes for all weather, rain jacket, poncho, walking shoes, slops, gumboots, sunblock, hat, at least 2 towels, sarong

  • Strong & sturdy backpack 

  • Camping chair 

  • Headlamp & extra batteries 

  • Medicine – this includes smudge, lighter, red fabric & wool, Medicine Blanket, Hokkshideh Bundle, ALL your medicine mixtures, Drums, Pipe, Skull, Shifter etc 

  • Ceremonial Gear  - see BELOW for details - This includes your Ceremony handout, relevant teaching notes, notebook/journal & pens and all equipment on your Ceremony List (instructions given at Weekend 5)

  • Heart Gifts - It is suggested you bring along extra heart gifts & trinkets (for our host, caterer, Dance Chiefs, leadership items for Senior Apprentices etc). Heart Gifts can be money placed in a pouch, gifts given with the receiver in mind or materials they use in everyday life.  

  • Snacks & refreshments - bring along your mocha's / coffee / tea etc. 

    There will be one communal gazebo so please bring along your gas bottles and burners if you have. 

    Catering will be basic so please ensure you bring along anything extra to take care of your body’s needs – there are no refrigeration facilities. Fasting is recommended during your ceremony.
    Lucozade or rehydrate are also recommended, especially for longer ceremonies. 

  • Plastic packets - for any wet items & the disposal of ALL your garbage
NIGHT ON THE MOUNTAIN OF FEAR
YEAR ONE CEREMONY

  • An Emergency Whistle - to hang around your neck

  • Backpack to carry what you need for your Ceremony

  • Medicine Blanket

  • Notebook, pen & teaching notes

  • Headlamp & water bottle

  • Red fabric, wool & tobacco

  • Personal items

  • Sacred PP (a ziplock bag with toilet paper, lighter & small spade)

  • Compass

  • Smudge, bowl & lighter

  • Camping Chair

  • Small tarpaulin (only in case of rain)
OVERNIGHT HOLE IN THE GROUND
YEAR TWO CEREMONY

  • An Emergency Whistle - to hang around your neck

  • Backpack to carry what you need for your Ceremony

  • Medicine Blanket

  • Notebook, pen & teaching notes

  • Headlamp, batteries & water bottle

  • Red fabric & wool

  • Personal items

  • Compass

  • Sacred PP (a ziplock bag with toilet paper, lighter, small spade & a bucket)

  • Smudge, bowl & lighter

  • Sealing Mixtures

  • Shovel & digging equipment

  • 2 waterproof tarps, one for covering (at least 3x3m) & one for lining the hole (at least 4x5m)

  • Sleeping bag
TWO DAY EIGHT POINT VISION QUEST
YEAR THREE CEREMONY

  • An Emergency Whistle - to hang around your neck

  • Backpack to carry what you need for the duration of your Ceremony

  • Compass

  • Smudge, bowl, lighter & Sealing Mixtures

  • Medicine Blanket, Medicine Pipe & lots of tobacco

  • Notebook, pen & teaching notes

  • Red fabric & wool

  • Small one-man tent, bedding & personal items

  • Headlamp, extra batteries, water & water bottle

  • Snack Pack (this is a fasting ceremony but make sure your body does not go into deficit during your Ceremony)

  • Sacred PP (a ziplock bag with toilet paper, lighter & small spade) 
TWO DAY HOLE IN THE GROUND
YEAR FOUR CEREMONY

  • An Emergency Whistle - to hang around your neck

  • Backpack to carry what you need for the duration of your Ceremony

  • Medicine Blanket, Medicine Pipe & lots of Tobacco

  • Notebook, pen & teaching notes (SMC & AMWA Tonal Allies)

  • Headlamp, extra batteries, water & water bottle

  • Compass

  • Red fabric & wool

  • Smudge, bowl & lighter, Sealing Mixtures

  • 44 blue tobacco ties & 44 green tobacco ties

  • Tarp to cover lodge (at least 5x5m)

  • Liner for lodge floor (3x3m – shade cloth is recommended)

  • Medium/Large UV protected cable ties for tying lodge together

  • Work gloves, good pair of secateurs or pruning shears & a handsaw

  • Sledgehammer & pipe

  • Personal items, ceremonial snack pack (if needed - lucozade or rehidrate suggested)& bedding

  • Sacred PP (a ziplock bag with toilet paper, lighter, small spade & a bucket)
THREE DAY FOUR POINT VISION QUEST
YEAR FIVE CEREMONY

  • An Emergency Whistle - to hang around your neck

  • Backpack to carry what you need for the duration of your Ceremony

  • Compass

  • A small compact mirror

  • Smudge, bowl, lighter & Sealing Mixtures

  • Medicine Blanket, Medicine Pipe & lots of tobacco

  • Notebook, pen & teaching notes

  • Small one-man tent, bedding & personal items

  • Headlamp, extra batteries, water & water bottle

  • Red Ochre or a red crayon that will work on skin

  • 4 pieces of red fabric & string to tie them

  • 4 large clear crystals about the size of a small egg

  • Snack Pack (this is a fasting ceremony but make sure your body does not go into deficit during your Ceremony)

  • Sacred PP (a ziplock bag with toilet paper, lighter & small spade)